蜗行牛步 in English wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to move at a snail's pace
  • to make slow progress

Simplified Characters

蜗 行 牛 步

Traditional Characters

蝸 行 牛 步

Pinyin

wo1 xing2 niu2 bu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

蜗wo1snail 行xing2row 牛niu2surname Niu 步bu4surname Bu